SCHOOL AGE PHYSICAL EDUCATOR – SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM

About the role

Brightway Living & Learning is a non-profit provider of human services on Long Island, including educational, residential, day habilitation, and vocational programs. The School Age Program seeks to educate individuals with developmental disabilities in an ungraded self-contained classroom.

Responsibilities

• Administer formal and informal assessments and prepare progress reports in Adaptive Physical Education (APE) in accordance with program procedures and student IEP requirements.
• Provide Adaptive Physical Education instruction in accordance with each student's Individualized Education Program (IEP), maintaining service delivery and staffing ratios consistent with program and classroom requirements.
• Maintain accurate attendance records and collect data on student performance and progress toward IEP goals and objectives in accordance with established program procedures.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, quarterly reviews, Committee on Special Education (CSE) meetings, staff meetings, professional development activities, and in-service trainings to support student success and promote the dissemination of information related to student needs and programming.
• Plan, organize, and implement special events, recreational activities, and program-wide physical education initiatives as requested by the supervisor or determined by the Adaptive Physical Education Department.
• Absorb and modify physical education activities, equipment, and instructional strategies to ensure students have meaningful access to the curriculum and opportunities for success.
• Assist with duties that support the overall safety, health, and well-being of students such as bus duty, lunch supervision, field trip supervision, maintaining appropriate student-to-staff ratios during emergencies, and preparing gymnasium spaces to accommodate special events and program activities.
• Maintain the safety, cleanliness, inventory, and operational condition of all equipment and materials utilized within the Adaptive Physical Education program.
• Collaborate with teachers, therapists, administrators, and families to support student participation, inclusion, and achievement in physical education and school-based activities.

Requirements

• Must possess a bachelor's or master’s degree and NYS Certification in Physical Education or Adaptive Physical Education.
• Must demonstrate an interest in working with students with disabilities.
• Must demonstrate good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Must demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment.

Qualifications

• Must possess a bachelor's or master’s degree and NYS Certification in Physical Education or Adaptive Physical Education.
• Must demonstrate an interest in working with students with disabilities.
• Must demonstrate good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Must demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment.

Skills

• Ability to modify the area to secure the safety of the children.
• Ability to lift/move 20 lbs. (mats).
• Ability to run after students up to 500 feet.
• Ability to run to a classroom in need up to 500 feet.
• Ability to kneel, twist and bend.
• Ability to respond to fire alarms.

Benefits

Comprehensive Paid Training, Exceptional Benefits (including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, FSA, and EAP), Retirement Security (403(b) retirement plan), and Career Growth opportunities within Brightway Living & Learning.

Pay

$42,000 - $55,000/year

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 8 am – 3 pm